The United Betting States of America

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January 30, 2025

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It's clear that sports betting is here to stay, and it's growing at an unprecedented rate.

Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner

The United Betting States of America

Welcome to the United Betting States of America.

Land of the free, home of the degenerates.

The only country where you can bet on anything from a role of a dice, to who is going to become the next President.

Here is a look at how 2024 solidified itself as one of the craziest years is degen history.

(and if there is an opportunity to make money off this boom)

What We Bet On

In the last year we saw an explosion of betting (or gambling) across a number of different areas. To name a few…

Risky stocks, sports, elections, and meme coins. While all of these have been around, my first hand experience is that the popularity, along with the acceptance of betting is higher than ever before.

Whether it was a text in our boys group message discussing parlays, following the election tracker on Polymarket, seeing billions of dollars flood a meme coin (looking at you $TRUMP), or hearing Tony Romo mention “the spread” multiple times in a broadcast, the word “bet” never seemed to be far away.

Cultural shift? Product of a bull market? Massive FOMO?

Call it what you want, but Americans have proven that putting their money on the line is a legitimate form of entertainment.

The Expansion of Betting

Just to give you an idea. Here are a few numbers to show the scale of this betting phenomenon.

  • In 2024 Americans wagered a record $150B on sports betting alone (source).

  • Polymarket users bet over $3.2B on the outcome of the election (source).

  • The market cap for TRUMP coin reach over $6B (source).

This isn’t a small thing. We are talking in billions of dollars and potentially even trillions.

Legalization and technology are paving the way for this boom. So the next obvious questions is “can you make money off of it?”

Money To Be Made?

As always, do your own research, but here are few businesses that could capitalize on this new gold rush.

Individual Stocks - Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), DraftKings (DKNG), MGM Resorts (MGM). All of these companies are leaders in the sports betting industry and have the advantage when it comes to expanding to new legalized markets.

ETFs - Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming (BETZ) and VanEck Gaming (BJK). There is an ETF for everything and betting isn’t any different. Though, the performance of BETZ and BJK has lagged the S&P 500 significantly in recent years.

Conclusion

Let me finish by saying in no way am I shaming people who enjoy gambling a little bit. Your boy also enjoys slinging a few meme coins and seeing a good parlay hit.

As with most things, in moderation, betting is fine and a simple form of entertainment. But keep it at that because hitting those investing and saving goals should be your #1 priority.

Betting is here to stay. So whether you are the investor, or the bettor, I hope the returns find their way to you. - Cade

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Building Wealth For Your Kids - Information thread from my one of my favorite X accounts covering four different strategies you can use to invest for your kids.

Making Millions With $TRUMP - Another meme coin took the market by storm here recently. Here is a video breaking down the details of this coin, and if it is going to be any different that other pump and dumps.

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